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SPECIALISTS Q: I am concerned because I have several specialists that I see, and they all have different opinions. What am I supposed to think? A: I have been in El Dorado for 34 years practicing medicine, and boy, how things have changed. My first 10 years of practice, we did surgery every morning for

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Property Tax Rebate help offered at the Korth Center

Care Connection for Aging Services will have a volunteer available to help seniors to apply for the Missouri Property Tax Credit at its Korth Center in Stockton. People 60 and older are eligible for the free assistance with their “Circuit Breaker” Missouri Property Tax Credit applications. The Korth Center at 309 W. Englewood will offer

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Care Connection For Aging Services Senior Center VITA tax schedule for 2017

El Dorado Springs Senior Center – Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 – Noon E-File Site. Starting Feb. 7, for tax appointment call 417-876-5574. St Clair County Courthouse – Thursdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. MOPTC (Circuit Breaker only). Starting Feb. 9, for appointment call 417-646-2449 Korth Senior Center – Wednesdays 9 – Noon MOPTC (Circuit Breaker

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Great show Thursday at Opera House

The Opera House Arts Council is proud to present another scholarship fundraiser featuring local talent showcase, at 7 p.m. this Thursday night, Feb 9, at the Opera House Theatre in downtown El Dorado Springs. This week our featured male vocalists include Mr. Tim Wilson and his powerful voice, Mr. Jack Wallace with his Waylon style,

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School Board to meet Thursday night

The El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools will meet in Special Board of Education meeting No. 304 at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in the High School library. Old business – Revised proposal from 360 energy Engineers. New business – Resolution authorizing the District to offer its general obligation refunding and improvement bonds at competitive sale, presentation

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Love note from Jeff City

My Fellow Missourians: I hurried home after session last Thursday, Jan. 26, just in time to do about an hour’s worth of choring the livestock.  I then drove over to Lowry City for an Open House Study on Highway Route 13 Intersection improvements.  There are 25 intersections between Clinton and Springfield with high crash rates. 

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A place to call home

The 2017 legislative session is in full swing. It is an honor to preside over the Missouri Senate, and to give all members an opportunity to be heard and debate on issues facing our state. The days (and often nights) are long, but the work is needed. We still have a long way to go,

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Missouri Earthquake Awareness Month

Gov. Eric R. Greitens has proclaimed February as Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri, in recognition of the earthquake hazard posed by the New Madrid Seismic Zone, the most active seismic area east of the Rocky Mountains. The NMSZ, centered in southeast Missouri, experiences about 200 tiny earthquakes a year, measurable by seismograph but not felt

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ElDo woman among five arrested in Nevada

Five people have been arrested after a search warrant was served on a Nevada home Wednesday evening. According to Vernon County Sheriff’s office officials, Detectives obtained leads on the location of a wanted person for a recent burglary that occurred last week in Vernon County. Sheriff Jason Mosher said warrants had been issued for Amanda

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Check out MoDOT’s citizen’s guide

by Estil Fretwell “Winters aren’t as bad as they used to be,” I remember my Dad saying. “It would snow so much that drifts would cover the fences. When the sun melted the top of the snow during the day and it froze overnight, we would ice skate on the snow and over the fences

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